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ACTIVISTS SQUAT NEWHAVEN INCINERATOR SITE IN PROTEST

22.07.2008
'Stop Incineration Now!' protestors demonstrate their fury now that construction on the highly controversial incinerator plant has begun.

Melting Point: the new frontline in eco-activism

The Ecologist Film Unit (EFU), a collaboration between the ethical investigations agency Ecostorm and the Ecologist magazine, has recently produced a short film called 'Melting Point: the new frontline in eco-activism'.

Bristol Tree Felling Protest

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A protest organised by the Snuff Mills Action Group attracted a very healthy turnout last night despite adverse weather conditions. Around 250 people turned out to express their disgust at Bristol City Councils approval of a planning application to fell 27 trees in a conservation area.

On the arson of Sprider store (Athens, 28/6/2008)

Sprider shop burntSprider shop burnt"After puting off the fire, firemen found gas canisters inside the store, a fact leading invstigations to an arson case, and police takes over..."

Anti-Sprawl Direct Action in Montana

Stop Sprawl!Stop Sprawl!Flathead Valley, Montana, U.S. - A group calling itself Americans Stopping Sprawling Development (ASSD) has taken credit for a rash of incidents involving the removal of surveyor stakes and graffiti that is estimated to have cost developers as much as $20,000 so far.

open cast plans for the north of england - meet in Newcastle to make plans, and for the Camp for Climate Action

The 2008 camp for climate action is to be held near to the proposed site for a new coal fired power station. E-on the company that wants to build the power station has stated that it will use a system called Carbon Capture and storage. C.C.S is still in an early development stage and has not been used on such a large scale.

Climate change protestors occupy Derbyshire open cast coal site - contact, map, wish list, access & court papers

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Today climate campaigners from ‘Leave it in the Ground’ have occupied the UK Coal’s Lodge House site in Derbyshire by barricading themselves in a disused farm building and taken to the trees on the site of the open cast mine.

Residents clash with riot police against dump construction (Corfu, 16/6/2008)

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Demonstrators tear down privatisation fencing bars (Thessaloniki, Greece, 7/6/2008)

Kalamaria fence removalKalamaria fence removalWhat happened is a demonstration of hundreds of residents of Kalamaria (a large suburb of Thessaloniki by the sea) and Thessaloniki on the seafront of Kalamaria.

$3.5 million luxury home torched in South Carolina

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Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. - 16 partially or recently constructed luxury homes have been intentionally burned down in southeast Charlotte, western Union County, and Lancaster County, South Carolina since 2001. Authorities have yet to find who is responsible for the fires, but now believe that radical environmentalists may be behind the arsons. The most recent development to go up in smoke was a $3.5 million mansion destroyed Monday evening, see pictures below.

Cancellation of London Dongria Kondh tribe picket following targets disinvestment from Vendanta

The Survival demonstration outside Coutts Bank previously advertised on this website planned for the 10th June has been cancelled. In reaction to the planned picket Coutts has just informed Survival that they no longer hold shares in Vedanta, the British-based company whose planned bauxite mine will devastate the lands of India's Dongria Kondh tribe.

Fight the Height in Walthamstow, London, Sunday 1 June

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CANCELLED - Survival Picket in Solidarity with the Dongria Kondh Tribe - Stop Vendanta Mining Orissa, India.

Dongria Khonds in the State CapitolDongria Khonds in the State CapitolThe Dongria Kondh tribe of India and the land they live in is threatened with destruction by the UK company Vedanta. Vedanta wants to create a giant open-cast mine on the Dongria Kondh's sacred mountain, destroying the lush forests that grow there and polluting the rivers.

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